Mohamed El-Erian Quotes
The once-unthinkable loss of the AAA rating will constitute a further hit to already fragile business and consumer confidence.

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When the Taiwan Relations Act passed in 1979, our biggest concern was preventing the use of military force against Taiwan. Little did we know that our friends on Taiwan could so effectively use the space created by our friendship to revolutionize their political system.
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I went swimming the other day and my wife was watching and she said, 'You know, it's funny, it's when you've got no clothes on, no one recognizes you.' I said, 'What are you saying? That I should do more love scenes?'
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Custom is second nature.
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My identity comprises of more than just my faith. I am a proud Muslim, but I am also a liberal, a Briton, a Pakistani, a Londoner, a father, a product of the globalised world who speaks English, Arabic and Urdu.
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One can be a great poet and be politically stupid.
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I'm obviously not an advocate of Christian America or a simplistic view of America as 'a city on a hill.'
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It's an odd mix, the life of a playwright.
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If you would attract good fortune, you must get rid of doubt. As long as that stands between you and your ambition, it will be a bar that will cut you off. You must have faith. No man can make a fortune while he is convinced that he can't.
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Charter schools have a far higher proportion of teachers who are not certified.
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You can have all the talent in the world, but without determination, you won't get very far.
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I feel very much satisfied to play in Baltimore.
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American society loves to prop people up and then take them down.
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A wise traveler never depreciates their own country.
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Maybe I just wasn't a show-biz type. I didn't miss performing at all.
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You can have the best training, but just feeling full can make you sluggish and cause you to lose.
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The fashion world doesn't know the word 'stop,' so you have to make sure there are sublime moments every day.
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I don't think playing a villain is my greatest talent.
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The least thing upset him on the links. He missed short putts because of the uproar of the butterflies in the adjoining meadows.
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One hundred years ago, the slave was freed. One hundred years later, the Negro remains in bondage to the color of his skin. The Negro today asks justice. We do not answer him - we do not answer those who lie beneath this soil - when we reply to the Negro by asking, 'Patience.'
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The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less quantity and more quality.
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In the morning, I have certain aspirations. One of my goals is to avoid looking at the computer or checking e-mail for at least an hour after I wake up. I also try to avoid alarm clocks as much as possible, because it's just nice to wake up without one.
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Beauty is a fragile gift.
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So most of my acting experience came in college when I was living away from them. I acted in various independent films, and I got some commercial work and stuff like that.
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The once-unthinkable loss of the AAA rating will constitute a further hit to already fragile business and consumer confidence.